Anyone with time help with my first build

[Wildduk]

This will basically be a home computer. Internet mostly, but do do some video stuff....Download, and burn movies, ect...
I had my last store bought computer for 8 years, so I want to build something that will be fairly futureproof if i want to add to it.

MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=
Or this one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=
For for $37 more i can double it, but not sure if its worth it..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3067296&SID=

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

Samsung 500G HD

Videa and Sound just built into the MOBO

Thx

 

[Benny Boy]

All real nice choices IMO.

If you decide on a black Phenom, the 955 has actually dropped in price, and it's the same as the 965 unless your going to exreme overclock. And your mobo comes with it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.592295

Your 640 is very good as well.

GSkill has some nice 1600 memory for about the same dough.
4GB would be plenty.

Is the Samsung the F3?

edit: Do you need 7?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.590993

 

[Wildduk]

I do need 7. Thx for the combo.

Will I really see much diff. between the 955 and the 640. Don't plan on overclocking it....And it is a few bucks cheaper, although backordered right now....

It is the Samsung F3

Thx

 

[Benny Boy]

Will I really see much diff. between the 955 and the 640. Don't plan on overclocking it....

Well,,,,

This will basically be a home computer. Internet mostly, but do do some video stuff....Download, and burn movies, ect...

,,,no,,not for that ^, really. Maybe a tad snappier. But for this:

I want to build something that will be fairly futureproof if i want to add to it.

It would go farther.

The main reason for the 955 suggestion was because of the mobo combo that brings it to within $20 of the 640. And that makes it very well worth it. The price difference has been $50.

 

[Wildduk]

Is it worth waiting for the rerelease of Intels sandy Bridge components to see if I can build something using them. Or will it be out of this price range...I hear they have fixed the problems and will start selling them soon...

 

[Dystopia]

Go for the Athlon proc, and 8GB won't do you much good considering you want to use the integrated video card. Mobo is good, PSU is iffy for me, but I have heard good things about SeaSonic. Rosewill is honestly a crappy brand, so you have to decide if the risk of a crappy case is worth the cool factor.

If you get a video card, get the Phenom, 8GB ram is still over kill though.

 

[Wildduk]

What would be a better PSU for the same cost????

This one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

 

[Drenlin]

^ The S12II Bronze units are the best ones in the price range. Keep the one in the first post. :good:

edit- Look here:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=185
Getting a 9.7 from Jonnyguru is not an easy thing to do. They're like the Simon Cowell of power supply reviews.

As for the rest of the system, you've done a pretty good job picking solid parts. Well done. As for the processor, the Phenom II 955 is $20 cheaper than the 965 and pretty much the same thing...you can set it to the same speed as the 965 with no ill effects. I have to say, though, a 925 or 945 might be a little more cost-effective, if you can find one. They can be had for $110-120. The Athlon is still a pretty powerful chip, though, and will last you quite a while.

As for the RAM, I doubt you'll use 8GB any time soon. I hardly ever top 1.5GB usage during normal use, though it can shoot above 2GB on some flash-heavy web pages with streaming video and whatnot. If you were doing something resource-intensive like editing HD video, I'd say otherwise, but for general web-browsing and whatnot, just get 4GB.

Rosewill is honestly a crappy brand, so you have to decide if the risk of a crappy case is worth the cool factor.

If you get a video card, get the Phenom, 8GB ram is still over kill though.

Never, ever judge a piece of equipment by its brand alone. The Rosewill Challenger is most certainly not crappy. In fact, it is among the best ones in its price range. Even a cursory glance at the pictures and/or specs would show you that it has a decent amount of room, good airflow, great cable management, plenty of expansion bays, and lots of smaller features as well like a 2.5" mounting bracket, tool-free 3.5" and 5.25" bays, and a removable filter on the PSU fan.

Also, calling Rosewill in general a "crappy brand" is just naive. Some (not all) of their power supplies are sub-par, yes, but those are really the only "bad" products that they've put out. The majority their stuff is good quality and very price-competitive.

edit: And he won't need a video card...this isn't a gaming computer. It'd be useless.